"Mamdani tells the story of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, trans activists who led the Stonewall Inn uprisings of 1969 and laid the foundation for the city's first Pride celebration. The Christopher Street pier is "a place of immense contradictions," he says- just like New York City itself. "It's where outsiders found belonging, and it's also where Marsha P. Johnson's body was found, the victim of a suspected murder no one was ever prosecuted for," he says."
"New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a campaign ad this week honoring transgender trailblazers in the city and vowing to make New York City a sanctuary for trans people. The ad marks a notable departure from the Democratic Party's current tone on trans rights. Since the party's 2024 presidential loss to Donald Trump, strategists have increasingly peddled the myth that support for transgender people is a liability for candidates - a notion that Mamdani appears to reject."
A New York City mayoral campaign ad honors transgender trailblazers and vows to make New York City a sanctuary for trans people. The ad departs from recent Democratic Party tones that treat support for transgender people as a political liability following the 2024 presidential loss. The ad situates a narrator behind a desk near the Christopher Street Pier and features SOPHIE's "It's Okay to Cry." The ad recounts Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson's leadership in the 1969 Stonewall uprisings, and notes Rivera's struggles with homelessness and substance use alongside continued activism despite mainstream neglect.
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